diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
index b7f41399f22c..ef24c76ba89a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ struct vm_mem_backing_src_alias {
 	enum vm_mem_backing_src_type type;
 };
 
+bool thp_configured(void);
+size_t get_trans_hugepagesz(void);
 void backing_src_help(void);
 enum vm_mem_backing_src_type parse_backing_src_type(const char *type_name);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
index 906c955384e2..9830b2bcd068 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/test_util.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "linux/kernel.h"
 
 #include "test_util.h"
@@ -117,6 +118,34 @@ const struct vm_mem_backing_src_alias backing_src_aliases[] = {
 	{"anonymous_hugetlb", VM_MEM_SRC_ANONYMOUS_HUGETLB,},
 };
 
+bool thp_configured(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct stat statbuf;
+
+	ret = stat("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage", &statbuf);
+	TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0 || (ret == -1 && errno == ENOENT),
+		    "Error in stating /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage");
+
+	return ret == 0;
+}
+
+size_t get_trans_hugepagesz(void)
+{
+	size_t size;
+	FILE *f;
+
+	TEST_ASSERT(thp_configured(), "THP is not configured in host kernel");
+
+	f = fopen("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size", "r");
+	TEST_ASSERT(f != NULL, "Error in opening transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size");
+
+	fscanf(f, "%ld", &size);
+	fclose(f);
+
+	return size;
+}
+
 void backing_src_help(void)
 {
 	int i;